Bill Naughton
William John Francis Naughton, or
Bill NaughtonBill Naughton (12 June 1910 – 9
January 1992) was an Irish-born British playwright and author, best
known for his play Alfie.[1]Contents1 Early life
2 Writing career
3 Awards
4 Death
5 Bibliography5.1 Plays
5.2 Novels
5.3 Collections
5.4 Short stories
5.5 Autobiography6 References
7 External linksEarly life[edit]
Born into relative poverty in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland, he
moved to Bolton, Lancashire, England, in 1914 as a child.[2] There he
attended Saint Peter and Paul's School, and worked as a weaver,
coal-bagger and lorry-driver before he started writing.[1]
Writing career[edit]
Although best remembered for his play, Alfie, mostly because of the
British film starring Michael Caine in the eponymous role, Naughton
was a prolific writer of plays, novels, short stories and children's
books
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Biblioteca Nacional De España
The
Biblioteca Nacional de EspañaBiblioteca Nacional de España (National Library of Spain) is a
major public library, the largest in Spain, and one of the largest in
the world. It is located in Madrid, on the Paseo de Recoletos.Contents1 History
2 The library today
3 See also
4 References
5 External links
6 ImagesHistory[edit]
The library was founded by King Philip V in 1712 as the Palace Public
Library (Biblioteca Pública de Palacio). The Royal Letters Patent
that he granted, the predecessor of the current legal deposit
requirement, made it mandatory for printers to submit a copy of every
book printed in
SpainSpain to the library. In 1836, the library's status as
Crown property was revoked and ownership was transferred to the
Ministry of Governance (Ministerio de la Gobernación)
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IMDb
IMDb, also known as Internet Movie Database, is an online database of
information related to world films, television programs, home videos
and video games, and internet streams, including cast, production
crew, personnel and fictional character biographies, plot summaries,
trivia, and fan reviews and ratings. An additional fan feature,
message boards, was abandoned in February, 2017. The database is owned
and operated by IMDb.com, Inc., a subsidiary of Amazon. As of
December 2017[update],
IMDbIMDb has approximately 4.7 million titles
(including episodes) and 8.3 million personalities in its database,[2]
as well as 83 million registered users. The movie and talent pages of
IMDbIMDb are accessible to all internet users, but a registration process
is necessary to contribute information to the site.
Most data in the database is provided by volunteer contributors
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John MillsSirSir John Mills, CBE (born Lewis Ernest Watts Mills, 22 February
1908 – 23 April 2005) was an English actor who appeared in more
than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades. On screen, he often
played people who are not at all exceptional, but become heroes
because of their common sense, generosity and good judgment
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International Standard Name Identifier
The
International Standard Name Identifier (ISNI) is an identifier for
uniquely identifying the public identities of contributors to media
content such as books, television programmes, and newspaper articles.
Such an identifier consists of 16 digits. It can optionally be
displayed as divided into four blocks.
It was developed under the auspices of the International Organization
for Standardization (ISO) as Draft International Standard 27729; the
valid standard was published on 15 March 2012
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Colin O'Brien (photographer)
Colin O'Brien (8 May 1940 – 19 August 2016) was a British street
photographer.[1][2][3][4][5] He began documenting life in London in
the 1950s and continued to do so for over 60 years, leaving behind a
photographic archive of around half a million negatives.[1] His
notable publications are London Life (2015)[1][6] and Travellers'
Children in London Fields (2013).[1]Contents1 Publications by O'Brien
2 Exhibitions2.1 Solo exhibitions
2.2 Exhibitions with others3 Collection
4 References
5 External linksPublications by O'Brien[edit]Retrospective Images. London: Pentagram Design, 2000.
ISBN 9780902612174.
Travellers' Children in London Fields. London: Spitalfields Life
Books, 2013. Edited by The Gentle Author.
65. London: They That Do, 2014. ISBN 978-0992776107. Edition of
1500 copies. "65 images spanning 65 years".[7]Boxed edition. London: They That Do, 2014. Included a print and a set
of 10 postcards.[8] Edition of 400 copies.London Life
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Système Universitaire De Documentation
The système universitaire de documentation or SUDOC is a system used
by the libraries of French universities and higher education
establishments to identify, track and manage the documents in their
possession. The catalog, which contains more than 10 million
references, allows students and researcher to search for
bibliographical and location information in over 3,400 documentation
centers. It is maintained by the Bibliographic Agency for Higher
Education (fr) (ABES).
External links[edit]Official websiteThis article relating to library science or information science is a
stub
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Bibliothèque Nationale De France
The Bibliothèque nationale de
FranceFrance (BnF, English: National Library
of France"; French: [bi.bli.jɔ.tɛk na.sjɔ.nal də fʁɑ̃s])
is the national library of France, located in Paris. It is the
national repository of all that is published in
FranceFrance and also holds
extensive historical collections.Contents1 History
2 New buildings
3 Mission
4
ManuscriptManuscript collection
5 Digital library
6 List of directors6.1 1369–1792
6.2 1792–present7 In popular culture
8 See also
9 References
10 Further reading
11 External linksHistory[edit]See also: History of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (fr)The National Library of
FranceFrance traces its origin to the royal library
founded at the
Louvre PalaceLouvre Palace by Charles V in 1368
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LancashireLancashireLancashire (/ˈlæŋkəʃər/ LANG-kə-shər, /-ʃɪər/ -sheer or,
locally, [ˈɫaŋkɪʃə(ɻ)];[2] abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in
north west England. The county town is Lancaster although the
administrative centre is Preston. The county has a population of
1,449,300 and an area of 1,189 square miles (3,080 km2). People
from
LancashireLancashire are known as Lancastrians.
The history of
LancashireLancashire begins with its founding in the 12th
century. In the
Domesday BookDomesday Book of 1086, some of its lands were treated
as part of Yorkshire. The land that lay between the Ribble and Mersey,
Inter Ripam et Mersam, was included in the returns for Cheshire
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County Mayo
County Mayo (Irish: Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the yew
trees") is a county in Ireland. In the West of Ireland, it is part of
the province of Connacht and is named after the village of Mayo, now
generally known as Mayo Abbey. Mayo County Council is the local
authority for the county. The population of the county was 130,638 at
the 2011 census.[1] The boundaries of the county, which was formed in
1585, reflect the Mac William Íochtar lordship at that time.Contents1 Geography1.1 Local government and political subdivisions
1.2 Largest towns (2016 Census)
1.3 Towns and villages
1.4 Flora and fauna2 History2.1 Prehistory
2.2 Megalithic tombs
2.3 Bronze Age (ca. 2,500 BC to 500 BC)
2.4 Iron Age (ca. 500 BC to AD 325)
2.5 Early Christian period (ca
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BallasallaBallasallaBallasalla (from Manx Balley Sallagh, meaning 'place of willows')[1]
is a village in the parish of
MalewMalew in the south-east of the Isle of
Man, close to the airport and the town of Castletown. The village was
built mostly from the ruins of the nearby
RushenRushen Abbey, a Cistercian
abbey founded in the 12th century and dissolved in the 16th century.Contents1 Governance
2 Residents' association
3 Economy
4 Education
5 Sport
6 Transport
7 Religion
8 Amenities and events
9 References
10 External linksGovernance[edit]
The lowest-level local authority is
MalewMalew Parish Commissioners who are
based in Ballasalla.[2] There are currently five commissioners
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SNAC
SNAC, or Social Networks and Archival Context, is an online effort for
discovering, locating, and using distributed historical records
started by a collaboration of United States-based organizations.
It was established in 2010, with funding from the National Endowment
for the Humanities (NEH) by the National Archives and Records
Administration (NARA),[1]
California Digital Library (CDL), Institute
for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) at the University of
Virginia and the University of California, Berkeley School of
Information.[2][3]
See also[edit]
Archival Resource Key (ARK)References[edit]^ Ferriero, David (2015-08-18). "Introducing SNAC". National Archives
- AOTUS blog. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
^ "SNAC: Social Networks and Archival Context".
socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu. Retrieved 2017-05-08.
^ Larson, Ray R.; Pitti, Daniel; Turner, Adrian (2014)
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Author
An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a
book or play, and is thus also a writer. More broadly defined, an
author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything"
and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was
created.[1]Contents1 Legal significance of authorship
2 Philosophical views of the nature of authorship
3 Relationship with publisher3.1 Self-publishing3.1.1 Types3.1.1.1 Electronic (e-book) publishing
3.1.1.2 Print-on-demand3.2 Traditional publishing
3.3 Vanity publishing4 Relationship with editor
5 Compensation
6 See also
7 ReferencesLegal significance of authorship[edit]A copyright certificate certifying the authorship for a proof of the
Fermat theorem, issued by the State Department of Intellectual
Property of Ukraine.Typically, the first owner of a copyright is the person who created
the work i.e. the author
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